Bath & North East Somerset council designate area for additional licensing

As of the 21st June 2013, local council has followed through with consultation regarding whether or not additional licencing would be pursued…

As of the 21st June 2013, local council has followed through with consultation regarding whether or not additional licencing would be pursued.

The designation will come into force on the 1st of January 2014 and will last until the 31st of December 2018. A map of the area covered and a list of roads included can be viewed at www.bathnesgov.uk/hmos .

The RLA is urging landlords, property managers, and letting agents in the area to be aware of the changes and to seek advice on whether their property is affected by the designation by contacting Housing Services.

The proposed scheme includes all houses in multiple occupancy (HMOs) in the designated area that are not already subject to mandatory licencing.

Exceptions:

Buildings converted entirely into self-contained flats (s257 HMOs), although the individual flats maybe licensable in their own right.

Purpose built student accommodation where the organisation which manages the building is subject to a national approved code of practice and the building in question is subject to that code.

If you want to view the designation, as a landlord, letting agent, interested party, require further information regarding the designation, or require advice on making or obtaining an application please contact the Council’s Housing Services by

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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) represents the interests of landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) across England and Wales. With over 23,000 subscribing members, and an additional 16,000 registered guests who engage regularly with the association, we are the leading voice of private landlords. Combined, they manage almost half a million properties.

I have protested against this re-designation because the areas concerned are Victorian terrace houses which if let to families are not HMO’S but if to students or nurses become HMO’s
Bath & NESom are signatories to the Lacors regulations which are persued vigorously by a local fire officer , with mission .

All the public regulators have been waiting for the date to launch their Clip Board Army onto unsuspecting landlords . There has been secrecy over this nothing in the local press.
All this in the face of government cuts.
I have given them the info provided by RLA only 35 out of 400 LA’s have instigated Artica l4 .
Bath & NE Som will do this because they are an overstaffed small LA looking for Jobs for the Boys.

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RLA

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) represents the interests of landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) across England and Wales. With over 23,000 subscribing members, and an additional 16,000 registered guests who engage regularly with the association, we are the leading voice of private landlords. Combined, they manage almost half a million properties.